Lemming Mountain Vole vs Short-tailed Emerald

Alticola lemminus compared with Chlorostilbon poortmani

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lemming Mountain Vole	Short-tailed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Alticola	Chlorostilbon
Species	Alticola lemminus	Chlorostilbon poortmani

Evolutionary Relationship

Lemming Mountain Vole and Short-tailed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Lemming Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Short-tailed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lemming Mountain Vole	Short-tailed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lemming Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Short-tailed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.